chemistry

FSU researchers receive $1.43M grant to study medical applications of synthetic chemistry

Published: October 9, 2017 | 11:33 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

James Frederich, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Florida State University scientists have been awarded a $1.43 million grant to support their work using synthetic chemistry to push the boundaries of biomedical research. The funds, awarded by the National Institutes of Health, will aid researchers as they explore the potential of fully synthetic natural products to tweak critical interactions between protein molecules — […]

FSU scientists ‘do the twist’ to make better chemical reactions

Published: October 9, 2017 | 11:08 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Professor Igor Alabugin with graduate students Gabriel dos Passos Gomes and Trevor Harris have developed a way to make a critical chemical reaction more effective and safe for work in biological systems. (FSU Photography Services)

A team of Florida State University scientists is working to make chemical reactions faster and more selective by reinventing fundamental organic chemistry concepts. Professor of Chemistry Igor Alabugin and doctoral student Trevor Harris developed a new way to control one of the most commonly used reactions used in chemistry today — the alkyne-azide “click” reaction. […]

Breaking the rules: Heavy chemical elements alter theory of quantum mechanics

Published: October 3, 2017 | 9:46 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry

A series of complicated experiments involving one of the least understood elements of the Periodic Table has turned some long-held tenets of the scientific world upside down. Florida State University researchers found that the theory of quantum mechanics does not adequately explain how the heaviest and rarest elements found at the end of the table […]

FSU scientist to be recognized with international chemistry award

Published: September 27, 2017 | 2:17 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Jack Saltiel, professor of chemistry and biochemistry

A longtime member of the Florida State University chemistry faculty is being recognized for his decades of transformational research in photochemistry as the second-ever recipient of an international award from the American Chemical Society. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Jack Saltiel will receive the Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry in recognition of his groundbreaking […]

FSU professor wins Southern Chemist Award from American Chemical Society

Published: September 18, 2017 | 10:15 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Florida State University professor has received the American Chemical Society’s Southern Chemist Award in recognition of his contributions in nuclear chemistry. Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry, received a medal and plaque at the organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The award honors those who are U.S. citizens and worked in […]

FSU graduate students to attend international Nobel laureate meeting

Published: June 22, 2017 | 4:40 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology, Students & Campus Life

Chemistry graduate student Gabriel Dos Passos and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering graduate student Margaret Scheiner will represent FSU at the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, an annual meeting that includes 30 Nobel laureates.

Two Florida State University graduate students are among 400 student-scientists worldwide invited to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, an annual meeting that includes 30 Nobel laureates. This year, chemistry graduate student Gabriel Dos Passos and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering graduate student Margaret Scheiner will represent FSU at the meeting and hear from some […]

FSU researchers pushing the efficiency limits of solar cells

Published: June 15, 2017 | 2:50 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

With more countries looking for renewable energy resources, scientists across the globe are working to make more efficient solar cells to help build everything from better solar panels for buildings to better flashlights to wearable tech. A Florida State University research team has produced a new type of solar cell structure that markedly increases light absorption […]

New plutonium discovery lights way for FSU chemistry professor’s work to clean up nuclear waste

Published: May 8, 2017 | 11:49 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Plutonium has long been part of many countries’ nuclear energy strategies, but scientists are still unlocking the mysteries behind this complicated element and seeing how they can use heavier, nuclear elements to clean up nuclear waste. Now, new research by Florida State University Professor Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt shows that plutonium doesn’t exactly work the way scientists […]

Distinguished FSU chemistry professor named fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry

Published: February 14, 2017 | 2:34 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Naresh Dalal, Robert O. Lawton Professor of Chemistry

A Florida State University chemistry professor has been named a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom. Professor Naresh Dalal, a 22-year veteran of the FSU Department of Chemistry and former department chair, was named a fellow of the society in recognition of his accomplishments in the field of information […]

Fall Commencement 2016

Published: December 17, 2016 | 6:42 pm | Posted in: Video Stories

FSU President John Thrasher presides over two commencement ceremonies as the university awards degrees to over 2,500 graduating students. The graduates heard from commencement speakers, Joseph Schlenoff, FSU Chemistry professor and world-renowned pioneer in the creation of thin films through polymer science, and Bob Sasser, CEO of Dollar Tree, Inc. and FSU alumnus.

FSU chemistry professor wins prestigious women in science award

Published: December 5, 2016 | 4:09 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Yan-Yan Hu

A Florida State University chemistry professor has won a prestigious award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that recognizes promising female scientists in the early stages of their career. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Yan-Yan Hu will receive the 2017 Marion Milligan Mason Award along with $50,000 to help fund her research endeavors. […]

FSU Honors student boasts impressive research achievements

Published: November 9, 2016 | 1:43 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology, Students & Campus Life

Alexandra Barth participated in the competitive nine-week Research Experience for Undergraduates program funded by the National Science Foundation, where she and 10 other students were able to conduct advanced material science research at MIT.

Florida State University senior Alexandra Barth is motivated by an enduring desire to understand how things work. As a chemistry major with an already imposing research résumé, the FSU Honors student has oriented her work around the study of solid-state materials — a branch of chemistry and material science focused on studying the shapes, patterns […]